A novel explanation for the enhanced colloidal stability of silver nanoparticles in the presence of an oppositely charged surfactant

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出版日 2017-10-03

DOI 10.1039/C7CP04662F

インパクトファクター 3.676

著者

Sara Skoglund, Inger Odnevall Wallinder, Isabelle Grillo, Jan Skov Pedersen, L. Magnus Bergström

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要旨

The structural behavior in aqueous mixtures of negatively charged silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) together with the cationic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC), respectively, has been investigated using SANS and SAXS. From our SANS data analysis we are able to conclude that the surfactants self-assemble into micellar clusters surrounding the Ag NPs. We are able to quantify our results by means of fitting experimental SANS data with a model based on cluster formation of micelles with very good agreement. Based on our experimental results, we propose a novel mechanism for the stabilization of negatively charged Ag NPs in a solution of positively charged surfactants in which cluster formation of micelles in the vicinity of the particles prevents the particles from aggregating. Complementary SAXS and DLS measurements further support this novel way of explaining stabilization of small hydrophilic nanoparticles in surfactant-containing solutions.

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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

CiteScore: 5.5

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